Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 8/9/1999
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of August 9, 1999
- Libya, Nigeria issue joint statement
Libya and Nigeria have expressed their concern over the increased conflicts inside and between the African states and agreed to support the efforts exerted by the Organization of African Unity OAU and other regional organizations in order to put an end to these bloody conflicts in the Great Lakes areas and in Congo, Sierra Leone and others. Libya-Nigeria, Politics, 8/14/1999 - Liberian president to convert to Islam Libya-Liberia, Religion, 8/14/1999
- Egyptian delegation to visit Libya tomorrow
A delegation of Egyptian businessmen is to start a visit to Libya tomorrow to participate in the meetings of the board of directors of the Libyan - Egyptian economic chamber, which is starting its works in Banghazi on Sunday. Egypt-Libya, Economics, 8/13/1999 - Libya denies CIA report on owning nuclear weapons
Libya has denied what accusations in the annual report submitted by the CIA to the Congress that five Arab states possess weapons of mass destruction including Libya. Libya-USA, Politics, 8/13/1999 - President of Nigeria making first visit to Libya today Libya-Nigeria, Politics, 8/12/1999
- Libyan newspaper warns of attempts to spoil Libyan - Italian relations
A Libyan newspaper published yesterday warned of attempts to spoil and corrupt the improving relations between Italy and Libya, through efforts to shake Libyan trust in the policies of the current Italian government. Libya-Italy, Politics, 8/11/1999 - Mossad agent may testify in Lockerbie case
Former Mossad agent Victor Ostroviski has proposed to be a witness in the defense of the two Libyans suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie incident of 1988. Libya-Israel, Politics, 8/11/1999 - Libya, Pakistan sign joint cooperation program Libya-Pakistan, Politics, 8/11/1999
- Jordanian premier confers with Libyan minister Jordan-Libya, Politics, 8/10/1999
- Gaddafi receives Pakistani, Gambian messages
Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on Monday received a message from Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Libyan television said on Sunday night that Pakistani Minister of the Interior Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain had delivered the message to Col. Gaddafi on Sunday in Tripoli. Libya-Gambia, Politics, 8/10/1999 - Libyan newspaper renews compensation call for World War II losses
A Libyan newspaper renewed yesterday its demands that the U.K pay compensation for its use of the Libyan lands in its war against Axis forces in World War II. Libya-UK, Politics, 8/9/1999